Checkout the editorial of the March-April 2010 edition of INDUS at http://indus.stc-india.org/2010/04/march-april-2010-newsletter/.
[STC India Announcement] Volunteer of the Quarter Award!
Hurray, I’m delighted with this award! There’s so much to do…I’m working on the STC India Network, an ambitious project for the Indian technical writing community. Please post your feedback at http://network.stc-india.org/groups/site-feedback/forum/.
For STC India news and updates, you can join the mailing list and follow one of the social media platforms listed at http://www.stc-india.org/.
Here’s the award citation from the STC India President (and my response follows):
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Michelle Cherian <michelleanncherian@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Subject: {STC India} STC India Announcement – Volunteer of the quarter award!
To: STC India <stcindia@googlegroups.com>, Sridhar Machani <sri@sridharmachani.com>Hi,
Volunteering for STC activities takes a huge amount of dedication and involvement, given our hectic work schedules and commitments, and so the council for this year felt that we must have a regular Reward and Recognition program in place to reward the outstanding volunteer for the quarter, and then finally for the year!
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The New Network: Engage, Be Connected, and Have Fun!
Update: Read more about the STC India Network on Indus at http://indus.stc-india.org/2010/04/the-new-network-is-here/.
Today we’re pleased to release the beta version of the STC India Network at http://network.stc-india.org/.
2010: The Year of the Technical Communicator
The new STC India admin council took office early last month and they are raring to go. The theme for the year is—2010 is the year of the technical communicator!
There are several activities planned for the year, and as the STC India webmaster, I’m delighted to bring you news and updates as often as possible.
[Communities] Part 2: What I Expect from STC
This is part 2 of the “What I Expect from STC” series. The first part is related to the core learning experience and research.
Tom Johnson never disappoints with what he comes up with every time. He’s always trying out new things, spreading the knowledge, and is elegant about it.
In his recent article, he talks about a webinar presented to STC community leaders on chapter and SIG websites. More importantly though, he raises an important issue about our fragmented communities and the Chapter/SIG web site problem.
Why Changing Career to Technical Writing Makes Sense
A friend had dropped in last weekend and we were talking about his interests in moving to a technical writing career. He is happy with his current job as a product support engineer, so I asked him a few questions as to why he wanted to change his career.
[Core] Part 1: What I Expect From STC
Update: This is part 1 of the “What I Expect from STC” series. The second part is about fragmented communities in our profession.
We know that STC is in a financial mess and has increased the membership fees drastically to address the problems.
There have been many arguments about the relevance and benefits of becoming a member of STC. I pick one such discussion from Sarah O’Keefe blog post, A mercenary view of STC. I’ve read tons of such views and comments. I’m fighting the same battle as many others while trying to convince myself to renew my STC membership this year. Here’s my take on it.
Books for Technical Communicators
STC’s Intercom magazine for September/October 2009 includes a featured article available to all. We often find technical writers or aspirants looking for resources that would equip them to learn and build skills. The following article has a good list of useful books.
Foundation Books: A Lone Writer’s Annotated List
By: David Kowalsky, Senior Member
Kowalsky provides a compilation of suggested foundation books for technical communicators. He includes books on style, management, editing, design and presentation, writing for the web, and DITA and HTML.
I wonder if we could lay our hands on these books. If not, it would be a good idea to recommend them to the libraries at work or closer home.
Tools: Paste Clipboard Text with Tags in Epic Editor
When you’re working in the Epic Editor, you may not be able to paste clipboard text that contains tags, such as:
This is a sample text that contains tags <passwd>such as this</passwd>.
You’ll see a warning note at the left bottom of the editor, like this:
Technical Writing in India: Google Insights for Search
Insights
In one of the recent updates to the Official Google blog, I came across an interesting application called Google Insights for Search. Here’s what they say about the application:
Looking at search trends helps you understand when, where and how the world’s interests have changed. Simply type in search terms to see how search query volume has evolved over time, in which geographic regions search interest is greatest and other related searches.
Sridhar Machani
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